‘YUKTI’ Web Portal--- BY HRD Ministry

Current Context: Ministry of Human Resource Development has launched a web-portal YUKTI (Young India Combating COVID with Knowledge, Technology and Innovation).

 

• The ministry of HRD has launched it with an aim to keep the academic community healthy in both physical and mental way especially in the amidst of COVID-19 and prepare them to combat the pandemic.
• The portal will display the information describing the efforts and initiatives which have been taken by HRD ministry in the wake of coronavirus outbreak.
• It will flash the data on its dashboard the various initiatives and efforts of the institutions in academics, research especially related to coronavirus, social initiatives by institutions and the measures taken for the betterment of the total wellbeing of the students.
• The portal is incorporated with a two way communication channel and hence the ministry has asked various institutions across the country to come forward and share their strategies and remedies to combat Covid-19.

Static Part:

• Union Minister of Human Resource Development: Ramesh Pokhriyal Nishank

Question:

Q.1 Which ministry has launched the YUKTI portal as an initiative for well being of the academic community amidst COVID-19?
a. Ministry of Human Resource Development
b. Ministry of health and family welfare
c. Ministry of sports
d. Ministry of Women and Child Development